Category: Back 1998

back 1998: The things you really notice when you take the Australian out of Australia – space, sun, air, cheese, and did I mention space, are at a premium elsewhere. Sanity doesn’t come cheap either. Credit: Adam.

back 1998: One frequent sanity pleaser was sneaky weekends back to Perth to hang with friends, catch some live music, breathe real air and take in real sunlight. Often I would decide Friday at 5pm to jump on the red-eye from HK to Perth, crash at buddy Jose’s place waterside in Nedlands, and just chill. Credit: Adam.

back 1998: Working with amazing content and with great people such as Nick and Alex from the team made everything a little more than tolerable. Credit: Unknown.

back 1998: The game was a top job from an office overlooking HK, coordinating the best content from the best writers for a top publication. Credit: Adam.

back 1998: The manic grin here belies a couple of stories. While living it up in HK is fun for a while, if you’re not entertained intellectually it just gets freaky. Nina didn’t like HK, had no inspiration to be there, thus left for Taiwan shortly after. I stayed to play the game. We broke up 8 months later. Credit: Adam.

back 1998: There is no lesser word for it – we were plain-out rescued. Liz and Bex took us under their wing as we were invited to share their flat on Conduit Rd, Midlevels. And I got a dream job with Time Magazine. Credit: Adam.

back 1998: Our first digs were the infamous Mirador Mansions, then Rent-a-Room in Jordan. The insanity so deep that The Bee started wearing disposable underwear on her head. Credit: Adam.

back 1998: Nina and I basically didn’t have a single clue when we hit Hong Kong. This could be one of the few times we’re smiling so broadly – Chinese New Year 1999. Credit: Unknown.